There is no doubt that North Melbourne is in desperate need of some leadership.
For a club that's been starved of finals since 2016, that's also seen two wooden spoons since, change is a necessity.
They are the youngest side in the competition, averaging 59.7 games and 24 years of age per player in 2024, but have one of the most experienced and successful coaches in the modern game.
They are littered with young, high-end talent that need guidance and direction.
Enter Luke Parker and Jack Darling.
The pair will join the club following illustrious careers at Sydney and West Coast respectively.
Parker enters Arden Street as a former club captain, a three-time best and fairest winner, All-Australian and premiership player, whilst also being involved in the finals for all but three seasons.
The 31-year-old will add invaluable experience with his standards and a degree of excellence off the field that has been absent at the Kangaroos for a long time.
Plus, he will be a handy forward-midfielder under Alastair Clarkson, as proven by his three-goal grand final performance less than two weeks ago.
Then there's Darling, whose resume stacks up with Parker's following 14 years at the Eagles.
The former Pick 26 selection has played just under 300 AFL games, kicking 532 goals (leading the club on four occasions), as well as an All-Australian blazer and a premiership medallion.
Darling has been a pillar of consistency for Adam Simpson and West Coast over a long period and will be of major assistance to Nick Larkey and Cam Zurhaar.
Albeit toward the end of his career, the key forward will still provide an option in the white and blue and take the opposition's second-best defender.
So, what will these built different veterans add to North Melbourne?
Aside from CVs that will no doubt place them among their former club's greats, they both still have plenty of football left in them.
Darling featured in 21 games throughout 2024 and played the foil for star forwards Jake Waterman and Oscar Allen.
The Eagles great is known to be one of the hardest trainers and the best preparers since joining the elite level 14 years ago.
Darling's forward craft will also come to the foreground and pose as a major asset for Larkey and the young Kangaroos to learn from.
Parker's strength is his resilience and competitiveness, which are words used by Swans coach John Longmire.
North Melbourne only holds two players over the age of 30, which experience has proven to be a high-priced commodity in recent times, reflected by Collingwood and Geelong's premiership.
The Kangaroos have gone down this path before with Liam Shiels, and to some extent, albeit difficult to notice, it worked.
But another summer with the likes of Parker and Darling, Clarkson and his coaching staff will expect the players to improve.
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